Show TRAGEDY IN THE DRYFORK CANYON hugh coltharp plunged to hla his death in the darkness of the night bruised bleeding and crushed with the last breath leaving the body and the death rattle in the throat hugh coltharp was found on a bod bed or of hard cobble rocks at the bottom of canyon the geay gi ay saddle hoise which he rode out of vernal was I 1 agid in death and on top of dead horse and dying rider was the pack horse it was an awful moment tor for 3 L hayes and A M mckie ackle when when out of the darkness of the night came that crashing noise made by man and horses plunging over that precipice down down into the jaws of death death A dull thud and there was silence they called to hugh but lie he could not answer lie he lid did not beai it was a gruesome and frightful sight which met their reaze gaze antei af tei they had i cached the bottom of that sepulcher the dim light of a match reveal ed man and horses all in a heap As quickly as possible the pack was cut front from the living horse and he arose to his feet and walked away the man was lying flat on his back with both legs under the fhe horse which he had ridden gently they removed him for six hours mckie watched by the side of that still and lifeless body while hayes rode for help the start was made in the darkness over a strange and rough trail at nine and at midnight hayes reached the dryfork settlement and notified orson hall wm win hall charles pope john massey and mr allen alien of the tragedy and they left at once for the scene at three in the morning the rider reached the home of joseph hacking where there was a telephone central was requested quested le ie to send the night watchman to the home of isaac burton to tell him of the awful thing that had happened the party from brought the body down to the home of massey and there they were met by wm hoeft the two hoeft hoef t boys and the widow a daugh daughter tei of mr hoeft who continued the funereal jociney to vernal horace coltharp a bi other of the deceased was in the mountains and a messenger was at once dispatched for him in the meantime no arrangements made foi the funeral Conti continued on oil page 3 tragedy in the dryfork canyon continued from page 1 last Satur saturday dav in the middle of the arte hugh coltharp Colt Col haip thail 3 L 1 hayes and A M mckie left vernal foi a point beyond the sinks on a fishing trip about twenty miles bioni heie in the sawtooth mountains overlooking the dryfork canyon night overtook me men inen and they began to talk of a camping place but was no water and coltharp in ill the lead them that near ane lime kiln they would find an ideal spot the countey counte Y was very lough and the night very dark hugh was perhaps hundred feet ahead when they called to him and loc elved no answer it was t en that they heard the ock ening clash and the dull thud on the rocks below As an toon koon as it was possible to de kaend the jagged cliff the nen iren went to the aid of theli companion but lie he was beyond aid an examination showed that the neck was dislocated in two places the skull was crushed at the base and the ifft if ft leg was bicken at the point from the rider and horses fell is a flat rock it is thought perhaps the saddle horse lost his footing and in falling pulled the pack horse whose rope was tied to the hoi hoin n of the saddle after him the funeral was held on oil the lawn at the home of mis alis W P Colt coltharp harV i of the deceased on tuesday afternoon in the presence of a laige and congregation the were rev goorge A downey of the congi degation al chuich and president don 13 colton of the church of jesus chilst chiist of hattei day saints special music was fui fished by a double quartets composed of miss hamilton mis wm will hanson miss misa benmon mis min kate caldei mi ali E t adams mi anton mr robinson and mi all li E 11 belcher mrs bien biell rei sang a solo tile the floral offerings were profuse pio plo tuse fuse hugh wilson coltharp was bom boin in rangely langely Ran gely colo sept 18 1886 and when ahei a ahe deais old came to vernal etli his parents at the age of f twelve lie he went to all hallows college salt lake and in n six ix deais graduated with honors bioni the business course 11 HP won a medal for excellence in elocution in april 19 1910 10 lie he was mai hauled mauled i led to hattie tl hoeft hoef t two children bortei aged and ed aid aged 2 born ile he Is survived by the widow and aind the two children and by the ino 1110 thel mrs W P Coltha colthapp Colt haip lp a 9 mi mis s noel pi please ease and 0 brother W H coltharp |